So...anyone watch the premier last night? I have to say, I think that was one of the best Survivor episodes I've seen in a long time. I was laughing at that first challenge just seeing everybody try and wrestle each other for the rings and getting to the post. I like how Phillip was pulling the one guy by the leg. I couldn't believe that someone that was already the first one off once was the first one voted off again. That's a first, isn't it? I don't recall that ever happening before.

My picks right now: I'd like to see a fan win, so I choose Reynold right now. But if it must be a fave, then Malcom.

Does anyone know what that little critter was that they kept showing? In one clip it looked as if it was winking at you and in another, it was first shown zipping from one tree to another, then it had something green in it's mouth (it looked like a lizard). At first I though maybe it had been one of the baby monkeys, but when I saw it again, I could tell it wasn't. Whatever it was, he was so cute! I want one for a pet!

Bookworm, I believe those are the cute but frankly ridiculous looking tarsiers.

As for the show, it was quite good for a season premier. I thought they did a good job of sharing screen time between the two camps and the survivors. I haven't been watching the past seasons very consistently so I'm not sure who many of the "favorites" are, but so far I like Erik, Brenda, and Malcolm. As for the fans, I don't like the fat Marine or any of the "popular clique" who think that their alliance of 4 is somehow going to keep them on top in a group of 10? Whatever.

On Saturday 2/16/13 - 9:27:21 PM altona wrote:Bookworm, I believe those are the cute but frankly ridiculous looking [link].

Thanks! I don't think they look ridiculous. I love their big, round eyes. They kind of remind me of Gizmo from Gremlins.

Oh, and poor Cochran with that horrible sunburn! I can't imagine the pain. He's starting to look as bad as my aunt did once, although there were some spots on him that weren't burnt yet. My aunt was red from head to toe.

fans:
that guy with the glasses seems like he's going to be a giant dick! i like him. i like the marine too.
i dislike the popular highschool lunch table. them saying that made me cringe. poor kids cant keep it in their pants for nothin' can't wait for the reynold guy to get knocked down a notch.

favs: of course i like cochran and phillip. although this season phillip seems fake and not crazy. :/

Is it just me, or did Brandon do a complete 180 from the last time he played? It's like the good twin/evil twin thing. Wasn't he some kind of Jesus-freak before and he didn't even want anyone to know that he was Russ's nephew? Now it's like he's proud of that and stopping at nothing just like his uncle. Did you see those previews for next week? Dumping all the rice and cursing?

Totally unrelated, but the tattoos are new for him, right? I don't remember him having any before.

I'm glad that one guy was removed from the game (was his name Shamar or something like that?). He was lazy. I would have thought an Army guy would have been doing more, but all he ever did was bum around. Sorry he had to hurt his eye like that though.

On Friday 3/8/13 - 8:03:24 AM Briony wrote:He has always had tattoos, he may have more now. In the first season he was on he didn't want to take off his shirt cause then everyone would see his "Lil Hantz" tattoo.

I just saw another preview recently where Jeff is saying "We're having Tribal Council NOW." Could somebody possibly be getting EJECTED from the game. As in someone by the name of Brandon after his fit of fury?

Yep, I heard it right! I know it's not saying whether someone is going to be kicked off without a vote or not, but instead of having the challenge, it looks like an immediate TC. Wow. Sooooo can't wait for tonight's episode!

Wow. What an episode! Definitely the most interesting one in history. Dang, as much as I hated Hustle Russel, I'd have to say given the choice between the uncle or the nephew, I'll take the uncle. But then again, I'm wondering if Brandon was just doing what he was doing so that he WOULD get voted off. Look at how he was saying "I'm going to give you a reason to vote me off." It sounded like he felt really guilty for leaving his wife and kids, but he didn't want to be a quitter. Then with the way they went with a true forfeit instead of just throwing a challenge? I think that took some courage. I like how the fans asked if he could just once do that thing with his hands and say "Fans win immunity!" Jeff said he'd do it when they walk away but he never did. And to have the opposing tribe witness the Tribal Council for the first time was an interesting first.

I think Brandon's family are big Survivor fans, and they gave him a lot of heat for the first time he played. When his father showed up on that season, you could see he was a hard guy and not a very loving father. And then at the reunion show, Russell said Brandon did nothing right. And Brandon himself said he took a lot of flack after that season. So I imagine he wanted to come back on the show and show everybody that he could be a master Survivor player too. But his plans didn't quite work out as Philip seems to be the leader of the tribe. And he couldn't handle that.

But he kept changing his mind about what he was going to do and how he was going to play. And from out of nowhere he thought about peeing in the rice. As soon as he said that, I thought, this guy has a screw loose.

Great. So next week people are going to be eating something gross and puking. Just what I love to see. Better make sure I'm either focused on my cross-stitch, or playing it on my computer where I pretty much just listen.